Milk-bottle-receiving cabinet



US- 26,1930. F. MAsTRANGl-:Lo ET AL 1,774,102

MILK BOTTLE RECEIVING. CABINET Filed March 9, 1929 '2 'sheets-sheer 1 QN 1 `L @www Aug. 26, 193).i F, MASTRANGELO n AL 1,774,102

' MILK BOTTLE RECEIVING CABINET Filed March 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5*/I Il `the inside.

Patented Aug. y2.6i, 1930 UNi'r-fjslTArEs FRANK MASTRANGELO AND nLrHoNsoMASTBANGEIQO, MAssACHUsETTs PATENT-:OFFICE or riTonune,

MiiiK-BoTTLE-nnonivine CABINET i Appiieauon inea -iviaigh e, '1929.yseriaiNo. 3457.838.

The principal objects of the invention arel to provide a compartment,built in asspecified, ywhich will be readilyaccessible to a' delivery'lman for .depositing articles, groceries, but especially milk, V.and willbe easily locked yby him so that itV cannot'be again Vreached trom theoutside; and to provide an idrawings, in which v c 4o V ticularlygroceries, it is designed especiallyrrv u i knob forloperating it. f

arrangement whereby when the articles are takenout from this compartmentthrough the inside wall the outsidewill be left unlocked .so that itwill be accessible for deliveryagain, either that day or the next. l A ll The invention also involvesother features of construction andy otherobjects as vwill appeaf-- f L Referenceisto he had tothe accompanyingFig. 1 is a view of the outsideof abuil'ding V showing a structureconstructedffor the purpose set forth herein;`

Fig. 2 is a sectional view ot thef same on th'e Fig. Sis a sectionalView on the line 8 3 otFigQ; y f

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view like a part of Fig. 2, showing' thedetails of the locking andholding mechanism in unlocked condition; Y.Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the parts in locked condition; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the lineiG-#G ot Although this inventionis capable of geny eral use for the delivery of any article, par-` c foruse for the delivery oifmilk.V Milk' haste be delivered in many placesatan earlyliour and is left out in the sun, and alsoiit not well sealedis exposed-to the wind, rain anddust and islikely to becomecontaminated. l l

.Thi-'s invention is designed to provide fa 4'panel built into thefwallof a'house with a compartment-in "which the `milk bottles can bedeposited from the outside'andjcan beso hinges/'18 and la horizontaldoorisv setliattheieafter this compartment cannot be'opened from the outsidebut only from the inside. :It is constructedso that when the bottles areremoved from the compartment through the inside wall of vthe house thecompartment will naturally be lett unlatched so that the next day, or atany time later, it

can be opened from the voutside lfor the delivery of other bottlesoifaiticles. In fact it hastobe left in that condition and as long as-it is in working order it cannot accidentally be left locked by theperson removing the bot- Y tlesinto the house.y

As stated, the device is built into the'house and we have show-n twoupi'ights lOfwhich are intended to represent the usual uprights withoutanyspecial fitting,A and it is between these that the device is intendedto be supported.

ltconiprises arectangular traine 11.` consisting of top ai'idside piecesfitting between 70 the two uprights 10 and also between a pair bf. crosspieces 12, if so desired, and secured to the uprights especially.y rlhisframe 11 obvifouslyfurnishes ay space which otherwise will be taken upby the external wall ot the house. It is provided withinish 1301i theinside and outside such as isused for :door casiiigs and the like',a'ndin acton each side this krconstitutesv door casing.` A vertical outsidedoor 14 is-provided in the outside ot the casing` 13 and an'inside door15in the inside in the saine way.

f Accordingly itV will be seen that the whole :device is so construct-edas topresent no appearance that would detract from that oit the v; houseeither on Vthe inside or outside, but Iis rather ornamental if anything.Anoidinary latch 16 is shown for the outer door which ca`n be'open'edby-'anybody and is never intendedto be locked. The inside door canbelatched in asimilar' way or merely have a j A board or plate 17 islocated on the loutside of the' frame 11 acrossthe bottom constitut` inga partition fromfone edgeto the other and of aheight at least as greatas that ot the tallest milk bottle or other article which the device isintended to be used for', On'.V the horizentaltop of the partition 17vare placed lwith a slot 22 for receiving this latch.

cured to the hinges so that it'can be raised at least part way up aboutthese hinges, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The handle is used forraising it.

It will be seen that when the door 14 is opened the delivery man canreach'into the upper part of the frame 1l which is hollow and grasp thehandle 20 and raise the door 19 and put in themilk over andi-behind it.The partition 17 seals the space behind itk against theft from that partof the door opening at the outside. Y

The door 19 is intended to be left in an unlocked conditi-on until *the`milk 'is deposited and 'then positively locked. For this purpose itisprovided with an ordinary spring latch`21 and the inner door 15isprovided Also on the side walls of the frame 11 are a pair of springs23 which are easily secured to the side walls and easily removed forrepairs. These springs set into notches 24 in the frame 11 and are bentback from the point of attachment Aand then inwardly and preferably on aslant to form a slanting support 25 at the end t-hereof. The door 19 isadapted to rest on these springs in the position shown in Fig. 4 withthe spring latch above the notch 22.

In operation both doors are normally closed and the parts are in theposition shown in Fig. 4 with the spring latch 21 held Aup above the topof the notch 22 by the springs 2l'. As there is nothing in the lowercompartment there is no Iobjection tohaving vthe door 14 unlocked and,as stated, it is merely latched by the outside latch. The milk man opensthis door 14 and reaches in ,for the handle 20 and raises the door 19.Then he puts the milk over the top of this door and into vthecompartment below it. Now he closes the door 19 and presses down on' it.This results in causing the springs '25 to yield and allow the latch 21to spring into the notch 22. vThis latch is held upagainst the top ofthis ynotch by the springs 25. Therefore, it will be seen that althoughthere is milk in this lower compartment it is absolutely locked becausethere is no Way to get at the latch 21 and no handle is provided for itso itis immaterial that the door 14 ris not locked.

Then the housewife wishes to take the milk out she simply opens theinside door which releases the latch 21 from the notch-22 y and thespring 25 raises the door 19 slightly.

She removes the milk and then closes the 1n other words,

bottles and by which, afterward, it is locked against access from theoutside and yet when the milk is removed and the inner door closed themilk compartment is left unlocked. N0- body has to go to it again orthink about it any more to be sure that it is ready for the reception ofmilk from the outside.

Furthermore, if it is ished to use this compartment for the delivery ofother articles, they can be placed Ion top of the door 19 or a groceryman can reach in, open this door, deposit groceries in the lowercompartment and then not press the door 19 down to locking position,thus permitting it to be used for two purposes and preventing its usefor the other purpose interfering with its use for the reception of milkbottles.

This device can be manufactured by concernswhose business it is to makebuilders7 finish, door casings, or windowcasings. It canbe sold to beplacedin any house in the process of building or, of course, if desired,afterwards. It does not have to be made in different sizes for differentbuildings, but is made in accordance with the usual spacings ofuprights. At least there are only a few ways in which they are spaced sothat there can be only two or three sizes of these devices tosuitpractically all wooden frame buildings. l

Although we have illustrated and described only one form of theinvention we are aware of the fact that modifications can be madetherein by any person skilled in the art without departing from thescope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore, .we do not wish to be limited in this respect, but what we doclaim is 1. Tn a receptacle for articles, the combination with a framehaving a vertical partition along the outer side extending from thebottom part way to the top and a horizontal door pivoted tothe top ofsaid partition, of outside and inside vertical doors, each adapted to beopened from its own side, the inside. door having a notch and the firstnamed door having a spring latch adapted to engage in saidnotch, wherebywhen the horizontal and inside vertical doors are closed the horizontaldoor locked if the latch is located in the notch.

2. In a receptacle for articles to be delivered, the combination with aframe adapted to be built into the wall of a house and having. ahorizontal door extending across the frame, of outside and insidevertical doors of the same size, each covering the entire surface of theframe and each adapted to be 1 n .in

opened from its own side under all conditions, the inside door having anotch and the first named door having ay spring latch adapted to engagein said notch, whereby when the two last named doors `are closed thehorizontal door is locked if the latch is located. in the notch.

3. n a receptacle for articles, the combination With a frame having avertical'partition along the outer side eXtending from the bottom to apoint near the center, of a horizontal n door pivoted to the top of saidpartition and extending across the frame, outside and inside verticaldoors, each adapted to be opened' from its own side, the inside doorhaving a notch and the horlzontal door having a spring latch adapted toengage 1n said notch, and

yielding means on the frame for normally forcing the. horizontal door upto a position in Which the spring latch Will not enter said notch,whereby when the inner vertical door is closed, the horizontal door maybe held 1n unlatched position and can be opened vfrom the outside. Y

4. In a device of the characterdescribed,

' the combination of a rectangular frame Y f adapted to be bulit intothe Wall'ofahou'se ben tween a pair of uprights thereof, a vertical npartition at the extreme outer side of said frame extending from thebottom to` a point adjacent the center and'horizontal on top,`a doorhinged to the -top of said partition and normally adapted to lie inhorizontal position, said door extending clear across thel frame, avertical door covering one side of the frame and having a notch attheend of the hori- ,zontal door, a pair of springson the frame Yprojecting inwardly to support the horizontal door at a distance fromitshinges` and hold it inslightly inclined position, a` spring latch onthe horizontal doorL adapted tol enter said notc'hwhen the door ispressed down in opposition to said springs, andahan- Y dle on the top ofthe horizontal.` door for op- @rating it. f l

5. In a receptacle for articles, the combination with a frame having avertical partition'- along the outer side extending'from the bottom partWay to the top and ahorizontal door pivoted to the top ofsaidpartition,`of an

